Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-25
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CASTER. WIS, POST OFFICE.
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Flown and County ,News.

Eugene and George Spencer, of
Bloomington, spent Sunday in this city.
The list of entries for the races here
this week is the finest ever published
for similar occasion in this county.
The Darlington Fair is to be held
September IA, Is and 16, this year.
We acknowledge complimentary ticket.
The Walker Brothers report the
threshing Of 1000 bushels of oats for
Thomas Pendleton in half day last
week.
w. B. Phillips has resigned his po-
sition in the Boscobel schools. His
place will be supplied by Miss Matte
Barnett
We were favored Wednesday by Wis
its from several parties of institute
students who came in to see the HER.
AID printed.
frankie Clough, son of Rev. E. E.
Clough, of Platteville, came up with
Jap" Thursday to have stage ride,
and see Lancaster. He gave us call
in the Office.
The state Fair will be held at Milwau-
kee September, II to the IL. Special
attractions have been arranged for each
day and farmers will gain much profit
able information by attending.
A new Prohibition paper called the
Nebraska Blizzard was sent us last
week. 1t is good paper, and fearless
" attacks the evil it hopes to lessen. Ii
is published at Ord. Valley Co., Neb.
A complimentary admission ticket
has been received to the Fair at Mineral
Point to be he'll September 6, z, 8, and
9. This Fair has an enviable reputa-
ton and every effort will be made to
have it as good this year as usual.
Miss frankie Brien, who is attending
the institute, called at the office Thurs.
day. She worked on The HERALD be.
tween three and four years. some time
ago and was as successful at iype-set-
ting and proof reading Us she is al
school teaching.
Geo. l.. Atkins, general advertising
agent for the California Fig Syrup
company, was in the city last Friday
He placed years advertising with the
HERALD, and after convincing Dir. Bar
Der Of the superior worth of his com
pany's medicine, made arrangement;
TO have it sold it that drug store. The
medicine, takes well wherever it ha'
been offered for sale.
Mrs. Robert Narrower, of Millyille
came in Thursday to renew her sub
scription 10 the HERALD. She has jus
returned from two months visit a
her old home in Cornwall, England
Mrs. Narrower has been in this country
thirty eight years. Although only ;
child when she left England, she has al
ways wished to see her home again
She returns to America, q more patri
otto American than ever, and tirme
believer in our government
Last Sunday the fish in Rodolf'
mill pond began coming 10 the shor,
in swarms, where in their struggles L
get out of the water they would soor
die. This continued until Tuesday
when it seemed as if there were nont
left in the pond to die. Tuesday W.
were at the pond. the sight beggar.
description, the shore was lined witt
dead fish Of all shapes and sizes. ever
the crawiish were out on the sand By
the hundreds. many of which were
dead. Fifty wagon loads would mo-
haul them away. There are many
theories afoat as to the cause, but the
most plausible one is, that during the
dry. hot, summer. the valleys and
marshes above were filed with some
poisonous growth, that with the recent
floods was carried into the pond and
poisoned the water, Muscoda Macs.